T K Ramachandran

T.K.Ramachandran,
entered the IAS in the year 1991 and has
handled several important assignments in the
Tamilnadu cadre with distinction. His mother
Leela Krishnamoorthy, a talented musician
herself, gave him his initial exposure to
Carnatic music fundamentals through
ashtapadis and bhajans. At school, TK
received many prizes and awards for his
musical talents. One of the most memorable
of these was the first prize in the All
India Vande Mataram competition which he
received from venerable freedom fighter
Acharya Kripalani. He has also learnt
several compositions and pathantharas from
Chitraveena Ravikiran, T Brinda, Rama Ravi,
and Padmaja Srinivasan . He has performed
extensively in Chennai and several other
cities in India and in the US.